Penn State coach James Franklin and several players visited Keiser last Thursday. Franklin said on his weekly radio show that, though Keiser was about to have another procedure that day, the safety wanted to talk about the team and upcoming game.

"Everything we asked [Keiser] was about what we could to do help him, and all he wanted to talk about was how much he missed the team and how proud he was of [freshman safety] Marcus Allen and all he wanted was the win."

Teammates pointed to Keiser's faith as a key strength to his recovery. They also called Saturda's victory emotional for them as well as Keiser.

"It was special to be able to do that for a guy like Keiser," Hull said. "It keeps you focused and puts in perspective what's really important."